Recipes

Don’t Stress Over the Gravy/Sauce! – I know how it is, believe me. You spend all week (maybe weeks) planning a holiday menu. Your guests arrive, intoxicating smells of roast turkey, prime rib, beef tenderloin or other succulent specialties fill the air. All that’s left is to make the gravy …

Whenever I made this Original Lasagne Bolognese Video ,  people asked me for the recipe. The truth is, until now it was never written down. Like everything else I make, it was a compilation of other recipes and my own heritage. It is not your traditional American lasagna, but I …

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Quick and Tasty Egg Zucchini Saute – In the fall months, all types of squash are plentiful. I scored a beautiful bunch of organic zucchini at an Amish farm, so I decided to make one of my mom’s favorite brunch dishes. Variations of this dish with sauteed potatoes and zucchini …

Best Homemade Eggplant Parmesan Recipe – I have to say with all truth, this is the best eggplant “parmesan” I have ever put in my mouth. For more vegetarian Italian recipes, check HERE. Seriously. I’m not sure if it was the freshness of the ingredients, the purity of them or …

We love recipes that incorporate more protein into them, including our chocolate truffles.  Do It Yourself Almond Butter is a way to have fresh butter and know what’s in it. It’s great to do this in a pinch, when you are out of peanut butter or any other kind of …

VIDEO Elizabeth Bakes – Homestyle Apple Strudel with streusel in the middle. Flaky and buttery. Don’t waste those apples. Don’t stress about crossing the pastry over because it will still look pretty at the end of baking when you slice it. INGREDIENTS  VIDEO Elizabeth Bakes- Homestyle Apple Strudel  Pastry 1 …

  Florida offers a plethora of ingredients, some of which are largely ignored. That is true of rock shrimp. It’s hard to find these days. Yum. Enter Key West rock shrimp glazed stir fry with lemon caper aioli drizzle, They used to be sold to consumers at grocery stores, now …